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How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?

Its highly likely the concrete floor will not crack

Why this works

This riddle plays with the expectations around the word "drop." At first, you might think about the egg cracking upon impact with the concrete, but the twist lies in the fact that the concrete floor itself is very sturdy and won’t crack under the weight of a raw egg. The humor comes from the surprise that, while the egg is fragile, the concrete is not, leading to the clever realization that it's the floor that remains intact, not the egg!

Common Wrong Answers

“Throw it from a high place”

Throwing the egg from a high place will likely cause it to crack upon impact, regardless of the surface.

“Use a soft cushion to catch it”

Using a soft cushion would not involve dropping the egg onto the concrete floor, thus not answering the riddle.

“Drop it gently”

Dropping the egg gently would still lead to cracking on a hard surface like concrete.

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